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etiologic

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e·ti·ol·o·gy also ae·ti·ol·o·gy  (t-l-j)
n. pl. e·ti·ol·o·gies also ae·ti·ol·o·gies
1.
a. The study of causes or origins.
b. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.
2.
a. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something.
b. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.
[Late Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitiologi : aiti, cause + -logi, -logy.]
eti·o·logic (--ljk), eti·o·logi·cal adj.
eti·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
eti·olo·gist n.
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Adj.1.etiologic - of or relating to the philosophical study of causation
aetiologic, aetiological, etiological
2.etiologic - relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent"
aetiologic, aetiological, etiological


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